Jans Croon

2022

• Won gold with the US U21 Junior National Team at the 2023 Junior Pan American Championship, helping the team qualify for the Junior World Championships (4/18)
• Appeared in 19 games, starting all of the games in which she appeared
• Scored a goal with three assists
• Scored her first career goal in the season-opener at Penn State (8/26)
• Assisted on two goals at Delaware (8/28)
• Had an assist against Saint Joseph’s, giving her five points in the first five games of the season
• Had a key defensive save in the ACC Semifinal win against Wake Forest (11/4)
• Earned an invitation to participate in the USA Field Hockey U-21 Selection Camp in December based on her summer performance (7/28)
• Member of the US-U21 team that won bronze at the Uniphar 5-Nations tournament in Dublin, Ireland (6/27)
• Added to the US U21  Women’s National Team roster (3/9)
• Earned All-ACC Academic Team Honors
• NFHCA National Academic Squad

2021

• Synapse Sports National All-Rookie Team
• Started all 21 games, one of just three players on the team to do so
• Was in the starting lineup for her first collegiate game against Penn State, the only freshman in the starting lineup (8/27)
• Had an assist in the Wake Forest game for her first collegiate point (9/24)
• NFHCA National Academic Squad
• ACC Academic Honor Roll

Background

• Named 2020 MAX Field Hockey West/Mid-West Region Players to Watch
• Member of the 2020 and 2021 US RISE Junior National Team
• Lived in Haarlem, the Netherlands until age 13, playing field hockey at MHC Alliance
• Was a competitive speed skater until moving to the United States
• Played beach volleyball while living in Manhattan Beach, California, before moving to San Diego
• Attended Mira Costa High School freshman through junior year, which did not sponsor field hockey, before transferring to Torrey Pines High as a senior

Personal

• Daughter of Barbara van Leeuwen and Thijs Croon
• Undeclared major